PAINTED MOUNTAIN MEN’S GOLF CLUB
SUPPLEMENTAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
Revision October 18, 2012
1. 2012/2013 Men’s Club Committee Officers:
President
Cal Rose
Vice President
Jerry Rubino
Treasurer
Owen Rentschler
Secretary
Rich Torkington
Tournament Chairman
Terry Stephens
Tournament Chairman
Dave Fjosee
Handicap Chairman
Alex Moag
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2. Sign Up: There are three ways you can sign up for tournaments:
1. The sign up book will be available in the Restaurant/Lounge after completion of golf each Thursday
or Saturday, OR
2. Contact the Thursday or Saturday Tournament Chairman by phone or email to get signed up for a
tournament (contact information is in Section 1 above), OR
3. Sign up online through the Golf Fusion website at:
http://www.azgolf.org/members/cms_login.asp
Please DO NOT call the golf shop to get signed up for any tournament – use one of the methods above.
You must be signed up no later than:
Sign Up By:
Tuesday at 4PM
Thursday at 4PM
To Play in:
Weekly Thursday tournament
Weekly Saturday tournament
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3. Guests: Members may have Guests play on a space available basis. Guests are not to play in Trophy
Tournaments and Multi-Week Events. Price of golf for a Guest is the present Men’s Club rate. A Guest
without a USGA/AGA handicap will either:
1. Be put in the first flight for Low Gross play, OR
2. At his discretion, the Tournament Chairman may temporarily assign a handicap, to be
used for that day’s event purposes only.
Should the Guest have a current USGA/AGA handicap, the Tournament Chairmen may place the Guest in an
appropriate flight and allow the Guest’s play in handicapped competition. Guests do not participate in the
competition for scrip money (see Section 7. below). Guests are eligible to participate in Skins and Proximity
marker prizes.
4. Scorecards: It is important that all members turning in scorecards for tournament events fully complete
them. If applicable, the Gross and Net scores must be calculated and recorded. Scores for any other
applicable competition, e.g. Stableford, Best Ball, etc. must also be calculated and recorded. The card must
be signed, attested, dated and must have complete players names. This must be done for all members of
your foursome. If a scorecard is not completed as described above, the players involved may be disqualified.
If a signed scorecard contains a score lower than actually made, the player may be disqualified. A score
turned in higher than actually made will stand, as is.
5. Club Information: Important membership information will be regularly posted on the Club’s Fusion
website – ask the Club Secretary for the log-on procedure. It is your responsibility to check this site. Those
members without internet capability should check with the Committee and other Club members regularly
for any important information and other relative club data.
6. Tournament Results: The previous week’s tournament results will be regularly posted on the Club’s
Fusion website – ask the Club Secretary for the log-on procedure. Members with an e-mail address will also
receive an e-mail blast with the tournament results. For those members without internet capability,
tournament results will be announced or otherwise available in the PMGR clubhouse following play.
7. Scrip Money: When you pay for each event, a small amount of extra “scrip” money is collected by the
Golf Shop, which is pooled and then distributed to event winners in the form of credit at the golf shop, good
for most items with the exception of greens fees. The Tournament Chairman will provide the Golf Shop with
the winner’s names and amounts. The Golf Shop will maintain a record of all winnings. Members can then
exchange their winnings for Golf Shop merchandise. Although a member’s account of scrip money may be
carried over across calendar years, the Golf Shop encourages you to keep the balance low. Note that the
Golf Shop occasionally schedules member-only discount events.
8. Unused Credit: Any member who becomes inactive at the end of a calendar year has 6 months of the
following year to claim any due event credit or Golf Shop scrip credit. At the discretion of the Club or the
Golf Shop, after six months (following inactivation), unclaimed credit may revert back to the Men’s Club for
their use for prizes, special events, etc.
9. Handicaps: Your AGA handicap index is revised on the 1st and 15th of each month. You can look up your
handicap index on the club’s Fusion site, or at www.azgolf.org by going to the Handicap Menu and typing in
your AGA identification number (sometimes called AZHN#). Additionally, the AGA will e-mail you your
updated handicap index on the 1st and 15th of each month.
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10. Posting of Rounds: For PMMGC league play at Painted Mountain and away tournaments, our Handicap
Chairmen will post your Thursday and/or Saturday scores. Members are expected to post all other scores
according to the rules and spirit of USGA Handicap System in a timely manner. See the USGA Handicap
Manual Section 5-1 for definitions of acceptability of scores for handicapping purposes.
11. Posted Score Types: The Club generally uses the term “tournament” to describe its weekly Thursday or
Saturday play. However, for USGA handicap purposes, these scores will be posted as “Home” scores when
held at Painted Mountain Golf Resort, and “Away” scores when held elsewhere. Scores for Trophy
Tournaments (see paragraph 15.) will generally be posted as Tournament Scores (“T-scores”) as defined in
Section 10-3 of the USGA Handicap System.
12. Handicaps for New Members: New members without a current USGA index will begin play at a 15
course handicap unless otherwise determined by that event’s Tournament Chairman or Handicap Chairman.
After 5 scores are recorded by the AGA, and then following a 1st or 15th of the calendar month, the player
will receive a USGA handicap Index from AGA. Prior to receiving a USGA handicap Index, the Handicap
Chairman may adjust a new member’s handicap index, either up or down, to reflect playing ability as
demonstrated by the event scores submitted.
13. Away Game Fees: Away game fees must be paid no later than 2 weeks prior to the event.
14. Complimentary Rounds: Each week the Painted Mountain Golf Resort may provide the Men’s Club with
one or more complimentary green fees for use as gifts to members. If complimentary golf is available, the
Tournament Chairman may randomly select a player to receive it. The free golf winner will be notified by
email before the tournament and this player will start on hole 1A for that event. The player must still check
in at the Golf Shop and pay his scrip fee. Tournament Chairmen will seek to equitably distribute
complimentary rounds across all playing Members.
15. Trophy Tournaments: Each calendar year the Men’s Club will seek to conduct 5 Trophy Tournaments.
Scores from these events will count as Tournament scores as defined by Section 10-3 of the USGA Handicap
System. The Trophy Tournaments are:
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Match Play Championship
Two Man 54 Hole Championship
Stroke Play Championship
President’s Cup Championship
Two Man Match Play Championship
To be eligible for any of these Championship Tournaments, you MUST be a paid member of the Painted
Mountain Men’s Golf Club and you MUST have played in at least Five (5) Painted Mountain Men’s Club
Events during the twelve month period prior to the first round of the above Championship Tournaments.
For a given Championship Tournament, this minimum number may be revised upward or downward by
announcement from the Committee.
16. No shows: Members who sign-up to play and who subsequently cannot show up must notify the Golf
Shop at least one hour prior to the scheduled tee time. Because no-shows disrupt the planned pairings, tee
assignments, scorecards, etc. the Club has defined the following penalties:
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1st offense in calendar year
2nd offense in calendar year
3rd offense in calendar year
1st Notification. Club Secretary will issue a notification describing the
penalties below.
Final notification. Club Secretary will issue a notification describing the
penalties below.
Offender will be deactivated from the Club and ineligible for Club play for
the remainder of the calendar year. No refund of membership dues will
occur.
17. Year-end Christmas and Awards Dinner/ Other Events at PMGR Restaurant: In some years, the
PMMGC may host an annual yearend Christmas / Awards Dinner and/or other non-golf events. If seating
capacity within the Painted Mountain Golf Resort restaurant becomes an issue for such events, the number
of tournaments a member has played in will be used to establish an invitation list. Those members who
have played the most will have first option to attend. The Committee will endeavor to accommodate all
members who may wish to attend a given event.
18. Distance Measuring Devices: Distance measuring devices have been approved for use in all Club
tournaments.
19. Painted Mountain Men’s Golf Club General and Local Rules
A. Tee Selection: All play will be in accordance with USGA rules and will be from the Blue Tees,
except as noted below. Players of age 70 or more years or players with a course handicap of 20 or
higher have a choice of playing from the White Tees. Note that your course handicap will be
adjusted according to which Tee is played.
B. Lies: Play your ball as it lies unless relief is provided by a USGA rule, i.e.: casual water, ground
under repair, grass piles, burrowing animal holes, or is plugged. Violation of this rule is two strokes
in stroke play or loss of hole in match play.
C. Scoring: All members must record all strokes taken on every hole, i.e. players do not apply
“equitable stroke control” on their scorecards. The Handicap Chairman will make any adjustment
for handicap posting purposes.
D. Scorer: Scorecard completeness and accuracy should be reviewed hole-by-hole during the round
by all players. Note that when two-man teams compete, it is customary to swap scorecards and
keep the opponents’ scores for them. Note that it is customary in all competition for both carts to
maintain a scorecard (e.g. one official and one backup) for accuracy purposes.
E. Ball lost or out of bounds: If a ball is thought to be lost or out of bounds, to save time, play a
provisional ball from the original lie. You may play a provisional ball until you reach the place where
the original ball is likely to be. If you play a stroke with the provisional ball from the place where the
original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place, the original ball is deemed
to be lost and the provisional ball becomes the ball in play under penalty of stroke and distance. If
the original ball is lost outside a water hazard or is out of bounds, the provisional ball becomes the
ball in play, under penalty of stroke and distance. A ball OB may not be played from OB.
F. Unplayable lie: Drop ball within two club lengths no nearer the hole, one stroke penalty.
OR
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Drop a ball behind the point where the ball lay, keeping that point directly between the hole and the
spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind that point the ball may be
dropped, one stroke penalty.
OR
Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot, from which the original ball was last played, one stroke
penalty.
G. Immovable obstruction: All yardage markers, water fountains, restrooms, cart path ropes/chains
and their support posts, etc. are immovable obstructions. Relief is provided only if the obstruction
interferes with the your stance or the area of your intended swing. Obtain relief as follows:
Determine the nearest point that avoids interference and is not nearer the hole. Drop ball within
one club length of that point, no penalty. If the obstruction intervenes on the line of play no relief is
provided under this rule. Refer to unplayable lie procedure.
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Restroom on Hole #4: The restroom on the right side of the Hole #4 fairway is a special
immovable obstruction where line of play relief IS provided. A player may determine the
nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole, whereby the restroom does not interfere with
the line of play, then drop one club length from that point, no penalty.
Roadway across Hole #16: There is a roadway that runs between the teeing ground and the
green. If your ball should end up on that road, you have the option to play it as an
Immovable Obstruction, no penalty. Your nearest point of relief will always be back towards
the tee box.
H. Water hazard (yellow stakes): You may play a ball from within the hazard if you deem it possible.
You may not ground your club in the hazard or move a loose impediment in the hazard. Penalty for a
violation of this rule is two strokes in stroke play, loss of hole in match play.
OR
Drop another ball as far back as desired on a line formed by the point where the ball last crossed the
hazard line and the pin. The ball must be placed behind the point where the ball last crossed the
hazard line. One stroke penalty. NOTE: This means that if your ball crossed the hazard and then
rolled back into it, you must drop your ball in back of the hazard, and play your next shot over the
hazard.
OR
Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played, one stroke
penalty. See also optional water hazard drop zones defined in Section J.
Note: This section applies to the water on hole #10 and the water (3/4 down the fairway) on hole
#13.
I. Lateral water hazard (red stakes): You may play a ball from within the hazard if you deem it
possible. You may not ground your club in the hazard or move a loose impediment in the hazard.
Penalty for a violation of this rule is two strokes in stroke play, loss of hole in match play.
OR
You may drop another ball within two club lengths and not nearer the hole than (i) the point where
the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard or (ii) a point on the opposite margin of
the water hazard equidistant from the hole, one stroke penalty.
OR
Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played, one stroke
penalty.
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Note: This section applies to the water on holes #1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14 & 18. It also applies to
the water on hole #13 located right of the fairway close to the tee box. See also optional
water hazard drop zones defined in Section J.
J. Optional Water Hazard Drop Zones:
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Hole #1 – Players may use designated ball drop area (near the striped post) within 2 club
lengths of the post, one stroke penalty. This drop area represents an option for any ball that
lands in the water on #1 (i.e. not only a tee shot).
Hole #5 – Players may use designated ball drop area within 2 club lengths of sign, one stroke
penalty
Hole #6 – Players may use designated red tee as a ball drop area, one stroke penalty
Hole #8 – Players may use designated ball drop area within 2 club lengths of sign, one stroke
penalty
Hole #10 – Players may use designated red tee as a ball drop area, one stroke penalty. This
is a drop zone – the ball is not to be tee’d. Players are reminded that the water hazard on
Hole #10 is a yellow-staked hazard. If your ball carries the water but rolls backward into it,
the ball may only be played according to Section H or from this drop zone.
Hole #12 – Players may use designated ball drop area within 2 club lengths of sign, one
stroke penalty
Hole #14 – Players may use designated red tee as a ball drop area, one stroke penalty. This
is a drop zone – the ball is not to be tee’d.
When taking a ball drop, the ball must come to rest within the designated ball drop area. You do
not need to redrop if the ball rolls closer to the hole, as long as the ball comes to rest within the
drop area or within 2 club lengths of the ball drop sign. These ball drop areas are provided as an
additional option the player may consider, in addition to those described in the applicable
paragraphs above.
K. Cart Paths: A ball lying on established cart paths may be dropped one club length from the
nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole, no penalty, unless that Cart Path is marked as out of
bounds, examples: hole 11 (greenside) and hole 15 (all along the left side).
L. Out-of-bounds stakes, posts, and chains: The stakes, posts and chains that define OB are out-ofbounds and cannot be removed. No relief is provided from them.
• Note that on hole #14 white stakes on the right side of the fairway and a set of chained
posts on the left side of the fairway represent OB.
• Note that on hole #15, the posts and chains between the cartpath and fairway are marked
as out of bounds. If your ball goes left of the chains, your ball is OB.
M. Ground Under Repair. A player may determine the nearest point of relief outside any area
marked as Ground Under Repair, no closer to the hole, then drops one club length from that point,
no penalty. See USGA Rule 25-1 for detail. Special areas:
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Hole #4: The bare ground and rock area within 2 feet of the external walls of the restroom is
deemed GUR. Play rules for Ground Under Repair – no penalty.
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Hole #7: There is a man-made water drain just off the left side of the fairway about 1/3 of
the way between the tee box and the green. If your ball should end up in that drain, play
rules for Ground Under Repair – no penalty.
Hole #9: The drain area on the left-hand side of the fairway supported by railroad ties is
also GUR. Play rules for Ground Under Repair – no penalty.
N. Walls: Perimeter walls bordering the golf course define out-of-bounds. A ball coming to rest near
a wall is in play and no relief is provided from the wall. If you elect not to play your ball as it lies then
you must proceed under the unplayable lie procedure (Section F.)
O. Golf Ball: The original ball played from the tee must be played through the green unless lost or
damaged.
P. Putts: Hole out all putts in stroke play. Putts may be conceded in match play.
Q. Course Maintenance: Repair ball marks, replace or fill divots and rake sand bunkers. Get in the
habit of repairing additional ball marks and divots as pace permits. Always treat the course with
respect – it is your course.
R. USGA Recommended Card Playoff Procedure - If a play-off of any type is not feasible,
matching scorecards is recommended. The method of matching cards should be announced
in advance and should also provide what will happen if this procedure does not produce a
winner.
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An acceptable method of matching the cards is to determine the winner on the basis of the
best score for the last nine holes. If the tying players have the same score for the last nine,
determine the winner on the basis of the last six holes, last three holes and finally the 18th
hole. If this method is used in a competition with a multiple tee start, it is recommended
that the "last nine holes, last six holes, etc." is considered to be holes 10-18, 13-18, etc.
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For competitions where the handicap stroke table is not relevant, such as individual stroke
play, if the last nine, last six, last three holes scenario is used, one-half, one-third, one-sixth,
etc. of the handicaps should be deducted from the score for those holes. In terms of the use
of fractions in such deductions, the Committee should act in accordance with the
recommendations of the relevant handicapping authority.
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In competitions where the handicap stroke table is relevant, such as four-ball stroke play
and bogey, par and Stableford competitions, handicap strokes should be taken as they were
assigned for the competition, using the players' respective stroke allocation table(s).
S. Match Play Tournament Playoff Procedure - In Match Play Tournaments, ties at the end of
regulation play will be broken by sudden death extra holes. There are two options to playing the
sudden death extra holes, (1) extra holes will begin on the same hole as the regulation play began,
or (2) the opponents both agree to begin on another hole, other than the hole they started on.
Handicap holes will be designated the same as during the regulation 18 holes.
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T. Local Rules Penalties: Failure to comply with the rules is a two-stroke penalty in stroke play, loss
of hole in match play.
U. Waivers: An agreement between any players to waive any rule will result in those players being
disqualified.